Thats sort of like a fox body owner saying "holy cow, $30+k for a 5.0!"
In the end, you get what you pay for
MGW vs Barton shifters
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Thats sort of like a fox body owner saying "holy cow, $30+k for a 5.0!"
In the end, you get what you pay for
that was pretty cool of them.
What happened to that poll about the shifters? I did a search and can't seem to find it. I seem to remember MGW having a pretty substantial lead, but no one was really putting down the bartons either.
What do you mean? Would installing the MGW void the Ford factory warranty?
I really had my heart set on an MGW, but found a really good deal on a Barton and 2 post bracket. Couldn't be happier!
When I bought my car it was supposed to be stock. So I was killing the stock shifter. Saying how bad it was and how it felt like I was going to break it. I swap out my cobra MGW for the 5.0 one and proceed to install. Upon taking the stock one out I found out that it had the two post on it. I have no experience with the barton shifter but I love my MGW. I can honestly say I have made every shift at 7500 at the track with it.
A dealer will just as quickly deny a warranty claim on a car with the FRPP/Barton shifter as they will one with with any other aftermarket shifter. Still, the chances that you'd ever have this issue are extremely low.
The MGW is actually a better value if you consider all that is included in the kit. The only way to get off cheap with Barton is to only buy one of the two available pieces, which by-themselves won't give a substantial improvement in shifting.
That really doesn't sound right. I have a feeling that the shifter was either installed improperly or defective in some way. That's definitely an odd complaint about a Barton.
Thats sort of like a fox body owner saying "holy cow, $30+k for a 5.0!"
In the end, you get what you pay for
LOL
Agreed chances are low in either case. But since FRPP warranties there own components if installed by an authorized party (Ford dealer), I would expect the affected parts to be covered under warranty one way or another. Why would this not be the case?
Get the MGW.
It was not hard to install did mine in a couple of hours.
It was not hard to install did mine in a couple of hours.
Is there a reason to pick up the two-post bracket for the Barton over the standard one? I was thinking of being cheap and just getting the Barton shifter and no bracket thing. Hard to pay for the Barton and two-post when the MGW is more parts for slightly more $$.
Also won't the only way the FRPP shifter save your warranty is if Ford installs it? If that's the case it's hard to bite the extra money for the shifter and an insane install fee from Ford.
Also won't the only way the FRPP shifter save your warranty is if Ford installs it? If that's the case it's hard to bite the extra money for the shifter and an insane install fee from Ford.
Edited by Admin : Pot your experience here, not just a link.
^^^installed my MGW today!
Spend the money and get the MGW!!! The precision is amazing!
The "experience" WAS in the link.............sheesh.....:loser:
^^^installed my MGW today!
Spend the money and get the MGW!!! The precision is amazing!
The "experience" WAS in the link.............sheesh.....:loser:
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Its pretty easy choice if you want the best you have to pay more, if you want to save money get the barton!!!
Well yes the reason is you get rid of the factory jelly donut mount which causes 90% of the shifting issues.
I don't have experience with the MGW but I have the barton shifter and 2 post bracket and couldn't be happier.
FRPP will cover their components, but that's it. They won't cover the tranny.
That's the funny thing, if you buy all the Barton parts you're right at the same price as the MGW which gives you even more parts.
Which one of these has the least amount of noise? I use mine as a dd and had a b&m on a different car that was terrible under deceleration
Probably the MGW. But my barton really doesnt make any noise unless im shifting while cornering hard. Barton SS is by fav the best mod I have done to the car. The stock shifter feels like junk and has to much deflection.
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